Dustpan



Nov. 24, 1925 1,562,892

C. W. KOERTNER DUSTPAN Filed June 13. 1925 INVENTOR BY I ATTORNEY Patented Nov. 24-, 1925.

ii] i l4" I. a Hall CONRAD V7. KOERTNER, OP. PEARL CITY, ILLINOIS.

DUSTPAN.

Application filed June 13, 1925.

To aZZ whom it may concern Be itknown that I, CONRAD 1V. KoniiTNER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pearl City, in the county of Stephenson and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dustpans, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to household appliances and more particularly to receptacles such as dust pans and the like.

Among the objects of this invention is to provide a dust pan or other receptacle having a handle arranged in a novel manner and adapted to co-operate with the pan at a plurality of angles to be best suited to the convenience of the operator for different functions, as for both receiving and dumping.

Another object of the invention is to provide a dust pan having a handle so arranged as to eliminatethe necessity for the operator to stoop to gather sweepings thereon, as occurs in course of operation of dust pans in general use at present, means being provided to facilitate the discharge of the material gathered.

Vith the foregoing and other objects in View the invention consists in the arrangement and combination of parts hereinafter described and claimed, and while the invention is not restricted to the exact details of construction disclosed or suggested herein, still for the purpose of illustrating a practical embodiment thereof reference is had to the accompanying drawings in which like reference characters designate the same parts in the several views, and in which--- Figure 1 is a plan view of the invention with the handle extended.

Fig. 2 is a similar view with the handle in erect operative position, a portion of the handle being broken away.

Figs. 3 and 4 are rear and side views of the invention positioned similarly to Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a section onthe line 5-5 of Fig. 1.

Referring now more specifically to the drawings, I show my invention as comprising a suitable receptacle or carrying device such as the pan 10, and a handle 11 co-operative therewith. Said handle is arranged to engage the pan at a plurality of angles to suit the convenience of the operator. More specifically, this device is arranged to eliminate the necessity of stooping by the operator, for which purpose I make the handle Serial No. 36,811.

11 of considerable length and arrange the same to be operative for extending upward while the pan lies upon the floor in position for dust or other refuse to be swept thereon. However, when it is desired to discharge the dust or other material collected on said pan, the pan is readily caused or permitted to tilt with respect to the handle for this purpose without necessitating any other movement by the operator.

Said pan is mounted tiltably upon said handle by means of bearings 12. The handle 1s provided with journals in said bearings, such as shown at 13 and 14 which are formed at right angles to the handle and are preferably integral with the wire loop structure of which said handle consists. Means are provided adjacent to the bearlugs for engaging the handle .to hold the pan temporarily against undesired tilting movement comprising resilient means cooperating therewith to provide for easy release or engagement of the means aforesaid. More specifically, the side portions 11 and 11 of the handle are arranged to be movable relatively toward each other when the operator presses the same together as indi cated by the arrows a, catch means such as a shoulder 15 being provided at a side of the handle to engage the member 11 of the handle and prevent further tilting movement until pressure is exerted as aforesaid to release the member 11 and thus permit said pan to be tilted by the action of gravity thereon into the position shown in Fig. 5. Preferably the stem or journal 14 is mov able axially in its bearing to facilitate the aforesaid action of the member 11 of the handle. To limit the movement of the journal 14, step means are provided such as a bend 14iformed at a side of the bearing and as an extension of the journal, which is thus movable in the direction of arrow 64 until the portion 14 comes into abutment with the bearing 12, the member 11 being then released from engagement with the shoulder 15 to permit a relative tilting movement between the pan and the handle. The journal 13 is likewise provided with means to limit its movement, if any, within its bearing, said means taking any suitable form such as a bend or lug 13, but by making the journal 13 shorter than 14, the release of the member 11 from the catch is facilitated.

The limits of tilting movement as between the pan and the handle are reached in one direction when the handle comes into position adjacent to the pan, and the member 11 is engaged by the shoulder 15 as in Figs. 2 to 4, and in the opposite direction when the handle comes into abutment'with suitable keeper means borne by the pan such as a yoke 17 which extends rearward of the pan and is provided with a slot or guide: 18 within which said handle is movable until it comes into-abutment with the back of the yoke asshown in vii-11111182111919 are provided alongsaid slot which are operative Withsaid resilient means and more particu-. larly, with one orzboth the members-11 and 11? of the handle. By-means. of these cams, unintended.movement or tilting of the pan: is preventedas when thetpan is-tilted into ther position shown-.in-Figs- 1 and 5, since the cams are then in engagen'ient with the resilient members 11 and 1901" theh'andle. But it will'be noted that in order to tilt the: panv into' aposition. substantially. at right angles \to the handle. the operator need merely-press (lOWlll npon-thepan by means ofthe handle, as against the door or other object,,.anditl1ei cams Vlll automatically spring ,the resilient "members, toward each other simultaneously with the tilting of .tllQi pan: into position at an angle to the handle, sons to; finally. cause thenengagement at the: shoulder. 15: its-aforesaid. The e t c-hes 15 maybeformed on either orbot-h sidesof thegu-idei18, but theunlockingot the handleis accomplishedmuch easier. with only the catch 15, as shown.

Preferably the bends or lugs 13 fllldll are extended below ClRGlJOttOHTOf the panso that.theywill -act asa support orie'et for the pan atthei-rear-thereotand operate to cause the same: to assume automatically an inclined position to facilitate the sweeping ofdnst thereoin Said su pportstmay -lil e= wise come into: abntmentwith: the pan at the lower edgeportioir thereof to "be opera? tivecfoi limiting the-downward movement of the-pan.

In the normal manner-of OBGTELUOH'; the

.L operatori will take hold of the handle and press thevpann-down upon the floor, thus causmgythe;-same-to"t1lt and thehandle to" become locked: 'The handle newt-extendsup v ward to be conweniently held: bv' the operator.- whale thevpan -either lies zonrtheefloor or 1s carried in dirt-holding ipositionr A tteredust on other-refuse: has-been swept thereon, 111E! operator: presses the handle: as shown hiy are row Ia and so- :rele'asesthe locking-mechanism and permits. the: pan to tilt by. reason io-titsv own weight and thus to dischargethe refuse into 'areceptacle; The necessity of turning? or otherwise manipulating the pan is thus eliminated and any possibility of the contents of the pan spilling either while being dumped or carried is prevented.

The yoke member is for the sake of simplicity constructed of a single strip of: sheet material, while the handle including the supporting member is formed of a single length of wire.

I claim:

1. In .a dust pan, the combination with a arrier; of a handle having tiltable engagementtherewith, a yokemonnted on the ca:- rierto act as a guide and limit the tiltingmovement of said handle, and a locking catch termed in the yoke to govern the tilting movement aforesaid, said yoke extending rearward of the; carrier, said handle being movable longitudinally of the yoke in course of tilting, said locking catch being arranged adjacent-t0 said carrier, said handle comprisinga pair of spaced arms for supportingthe carrier, one of which is resili.-. ently movable transversely of theyokeinto engagement with said locking means.

2. The combination as-in claim 1 wherein one of said arms is a resilient member, and said yoke comprises a-cam along said slot, said resilient member: being. movable trans verselyaotthe slot to engagethe. oanrwhen the carrier, is tilted in. one position orl to *ide: alongsaid cam. against the resiliency of sa-idresilient member andinto engagement.

with said locking. means while the carrier, is

being tilted into opposite position and to.

retainsaid carrien in such position 3. The combination as. in claim 1 wherein. said yokehas a SlOt' Wl'Glll'D which the handle.

is received in: the yoke and :comprises arcami.

means,constituting,acatch formed adjacent to the end of oneofthercams, and inproximity to the carrier, the distance.between-the.. facesof the. cams ,dnninishing' toward. the

carrier, whereby when the. handle is. tilted mto. position substantially zatright angles to said carrier. saldv arms; are, moved'towardeach otheras they ride 'along thencams until.-

one o-tisaid armsis engaged-with said catch, bot-hcams berng, operative "for causing;- an eifectiverengagementat said v catch, said handle being readily released by deflecting only,

that one odisaid arms; which-tengages said catch-e.

Intestimony whereof I ny signature.-

connan w. .Konnrnnn. 

